The non-immune binding of immunoglobulins by bacteria is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of infections. M-related proteins (Mrp) are group A streptococcal (GAS) receptors for immunoglobulins, but it is not known if this binding has any impact on virulence. To further investigate the binding of immunoglobulins to Mrp, we engineered mutants of an M type 4 strain of GAS by inactivating t...

OBJECTIVE Role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) modified human Immunoglobulin G (IgG) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been investigated. METHODS Human IgG was modified by hydroxyl-radicals. Immunogenicity of native and modified human IgG was probed by inducing polyclonal antibodies in rabbits. Cross-reactions of induced antibodies with nucleic acid, chromatin, different blood protei...

OBJECTIVE There are some controversial studies on effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) on serum IgG subclasses; however, the role of these medications is still unclear. The aim of this study was evaluation the effects of anti-epileptic drugs on serum concentration of IgG and its subclasses METHODS Serum IgG and IgG subclasses of 61 newly diagnosed epileptic patients were measured at the beg...

many different radiolabeled antibodies have been used for radioimmunotherapy and radioimmunoscintigraphy of human diseases in animal experiments. in order to study the in vivo tissue distribution of antibody, we labeled human nonspecific polyclonal igg with na125i using chloramine-t method. an animal model was developed by injecting turpentine in the posterior left thigh of balb/c mice. tissue ...

Anion exchange chromatography is a widely accepted method for purification of immunoglobulins. In this work, we used human monoclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) with structure and solubility of normal human IgG as a model for studying chromatographic behavior of particular molecular forms of IgG. Human sera with monoclonal IgG were fractionated on a strong anion exchanger, Q Sepharose Fast Flow. Wi...

Human IgG is a well-established multifunctional antigen specific immunoglobulin molecule of the adaptive immune system. However, an antigen nonspecific immunological function of human IgG has never been reported. In this study, human IgG was isolated using ammonium sulfate fractional precipitation and diethylaminoethanol (DEAE) cellulose 52 ion exchange chromatography, from which h-IgG and hs-I...

Cationized human IgG can bind to the rat glomerular basement membrane (GBM), act as planted antigen, and induce in situ immune complex formation accompanied by severe glomerulonephritis. Perfusion of highly cationized human IgG (isoelectric point {more than} 9.5) via the left renal artery resulted in preferential localization within the perfused kidney (up to 56 percent of dose injected); after...

a new signal amplification strategy based on simultaneous application of gold nanoparticles (aunps) and horseradish peroxidase (hrp) was employed to improve the sensitivity of an electrochemical immunoassay for detection of human igg (higg), as a model antigenic protein. this immunoassay system was fabricated on magnetic carboxyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (cooh-mwcnt/fe3o4 na...

Background: The affinity of an antibody to its antigen is a crucial parameter in its biological activity and performance of an immunoassay such as ELISA. Affinity of most IgG specific MAbs are often determined by methods which require labeling of either antigen or antibody, and are sometimes difficult to control, do not always lead to the expected signal and often result in immunological modifi...

OBJECTIVE To study the passive immunization with human monoclonal antibodies as for prophylaxis of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. METHODS Fab monoclonal antibodies to HCMV were recovered by repertoire cloning of mRNA from a HCMV infected individual. Antigen binding specificity, CDR sequence of V(H) and V(L) and neutralizing activity on HCMV AD169 stain were analyzed in vitro. The lig...